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Opinion | The Time to Ban Nuclear Weapons is Now by Tomas, Sweden

Author: Tomas, Sweden
Published: December 15, 2019
Categories: in Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Human Rights, Opinion and Analysis, Politics
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In 2017, the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) was awarded the Nobel Peace Price ”for its work to draw attention to the catastrophic humanitarian consequences of any use of nuclear weapons and for its ground-breaking efforts to achieve a treaty-based prohibition on such weapons”. The treaty referred to by the Norwegian Nobel Committee […]

Opinion | Morocco, Who’s Trying to Suffocate Free Media? by Driss, Morocco

Author: Driss, Morocco
Published: December 9, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Current Events, Democracy, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Morocco, Opinion and Analysis
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Moroccans theses days have forgotten about the new government reshuffle. People have lost faith in the actual El Othmani’s cabinet, which is considered as the worst in the history of the kingdom. Now, they are focusing on the arrest of Hajar Rissouni sentenced to a year in prison having an “illegal abortion” and “sex outside […]

YaLa Poetry | The One in the Mirror by Abigail, Israel

Author: Abigail L, Israel
Published: December 9, 2019
Categories: in Art, Conflict & Peacebuilding, English, Identity, Israel, Life Style, Tolerance, YaLa Poetry
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Tags: notoracism, poem

It’s upsetting To discover That there is still Racism Inside of me Still, fear That can turn into Something ugly In moments of pressure I can take it Out there Even though It’s so sad But to find it inside Is heartbreaking Everyone is racist My friend said Even I am Even you are But […]

Opinion | Women in Libya: Caught between Hope and the Civil War by Eman, Libya

Author: Eman, Libya
Published: December 9, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Current Events, Development, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Libya, Opinion and Analysis, כללי
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Women in Libya who are trying to find a job are facing multiple challenges, and the civil war is just one of them. Staying safe, working far off from the places of the conflict, finding a job near the home way, and many other conditions women workers in Tripoli finding themselves set as a must […]

Her Pright by James S Namalira, Nigeria

Author: James S Namalira, Nigeria
Published: December 9, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Culture and Heritage, Current Events, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Nigeria, Tolerance
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A true life experience of Kozito Eze I was in Lagos for a weekend for a couple of meetings and other personal arrangements sometime in May. I had to make the quick trip totally unplanned because of how important personally, securing bags is to me. But, I had to make a quick return to my […]

Kurdish Tragedy: The Ugly, the Bad & the Good by Pablo, Mexico

Author: Pablo Q Zepeda, Mexico
Published: November 3, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, Current Events, Democracy, English, Human Rights, Identity, Kurdistan, Politics, Syria
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Tags: Kurdish from Syria, Kurdistan, Kurds

I am writing about a group of human beings in the Middle East, that conforms around 30 and 40 million people, who live in a diaspora calculated in a number close to one million and a half people. The people I am referring to are the Kurds. While I was studying for my Bachelors in International Relations at ITESO University in Guadalajara, Mexico, […]

Opinion | The Right of Children in Israel to go to School is Beyond Right and Left by Manya, Israel

Author: Manya Kagan, Israel
Published: October 31, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, Democracy, Development, Education, English, Human Rights, Israel, Opinion and Analysis, Tolerance
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In today’s Israeli reality, nationalism has become incompatible with child rights. Israel is a country ridden with conflicts and divisions between different groups, but what I feel is the most painful and problematic social-political rift is that between the ‘liberal’ left and the ‘conservative’ right. Each of these sides has picked a set of values […]

Opinion | Muslim Women and the Hijab : To Save or not to Save by Rima ahsissene, Morocco

Author: By Rima ahsissene, Morocco
Published: October 31, 2019
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, Current Events, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Identity, Life Style, Morocco, Opinion and Analysis, Politics, Religion, Tolerance
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Hijab: the headscarf worn by some Muslim women Last week, in France a mother accompanying her son on a field trip in Dijon was publicly and loudly asked to remove her Hijab by a far-right politician of the local assembly[i]. And last month, a teacher in a school in Montreal had two choices either remove […]

I Will Stay by Trezer Oguda, Kenya

Author: Trezer Oguda, Kenya
Published: October 28, 2019
Categories: in Current Events, Development, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Identity
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The first time I saw a ‘real’ grown woman in her underwear was under very distressing circumstances. I say real because the only ones I had ever caught a glimpse of in that state were from the cast of the American soap opera- ‘The Bold and Beautiful.’ Although it was forbidden to watch this show […]

RELAXATION & STRESS by Collins Osariemen Omokaro, Nigeria

Author: Collins Osariemen Omokaro, Nigeria
Published: October 27, 2019
Categories: in Culture and Heritage, Education, English, Life Style, Nigeria
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According to Marian Webster dictionary, relaxation is to spend time or do something enjoyable, especially after a restless time of doing work. The human body is a biological system that is made up of components that harmoniously work together fruitfully when given the appropriate time to relax and reorganize. This can be likened to a […]

The Fossil Fuel vs. Renewable Energies: The Transition Dilemma by Sara, Morocco

Author: Sara Amar, Morocco
Published: October 3, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, English, Environment, Morocco
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The call of a full worldwide energy transition model is getting louder each day. The planet is on the edge of destruction, in fact, according to the recent CFCCC report; we do not have enough time to save the planet if we do not act quickly and efficiently. Climate change does not stop at the […]

Kayayai by Day, Prostitute by Night by Theodora Aido, Ghana

Author: Theodora Aido, Ghana
Published: October 1, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Education, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Ghana, Politics, כללי
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Abena, a fourteen (14) year old teenage girl, is the fifth child of eight (8) children born to her parents in Bolgatanga in the Upper East Region of Ghana. She travelled to Kumasi in April 2015 with the hope of a better standard of living. She narrated how she was inspired by other very young […]

YaLa Poetry | The Ones Who Lead Us to the Troubles, Who? by Mahmoud H, Palestine

Author: Mahmoud H, Palestine
Published: September 26, 2019
Categories: in Art, Civil Activism, Current Events, English, Israel, Israel-Palestine, Palestine, Politics, YaLa Poetry, כללי
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The ones who lead us to the troubles, who? Now I am going to tell you bro The problem is not the two fighting kids The problem is with the greedy elders Even though they get grey and bold They are like mountains, selfish, and solid Yes, they remain Like this mountain With this selfish […]

Opinion | Tunisian Elections: Between the Devil and Deep Blue Sea by Nourjahen Jemaa Gara-Ali, Tunisia

Author: Nourjahen Jemaa Gara-Ali, Tunisia
Published: September 17, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Current Events, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Human Rights, Opinion and Analysis, Politics, Tunisia
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On the International Day of Democracy, September 15th, Tunisia had its Presidential Elections. Voters went to their polling locations to give their voices to the person they trust most. However, voter turnout reached only 45,02% despite 1 million people registering to vote in the months leading to the elections, according to the Independent High Authority […]

Opinion | Israeli Elections: The Fallacy of the Biggest Party by Itamar Hauser, Israel

Author: Itamar Hauser, Israel
Published: September 15, 2019
Categories: in Democracy, English, Identity, Israel, Opinion and Analysis, Politics
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For the first time in its history, Israel will go for a second election to parliament on September 17th, 2019, after the last elections’ results, from April 2019, and the following negotiations between the parties did not yield a 61-strong majority coalition in a 120 seat parliament. Personally, I used to be more active during […]

YaLa CineClub: The Spy by M, Syria

Author: M, Syrian filmmaker
Published: September 10, 2019
Categories: in Art, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, English, Israel, Life Style, Politics, Syria, YaLa CineClub
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I have just finished watching the first two episodes of a TV program called ‘The Spy’. These new series relates the story of the Israeli spy, Eli Cohen. I have been waiting to broadcast it as soon as Netflix announced the series. I was very curious to hear the story of this dangerous spy from […]

YaLa Poetry | She Lays Down Her Sword by Abigail Levitt, Israel

Author: Abigail Levitt, Israel
Published: September 1, 2019
Categories: in Art, Civil Activism, English, Gender and LGBTQ, Identity, Israel, YaLa Poetry
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The Knight in shining armor Takes her helmet off To reveal her golden hair Her powerful pelvis Her life-bearing womb She lays down her sword And washes away her sins She looks up at the stars At the tower At the rope Made of women’s hair All the women who came before her Feels their […]

Football’s Peace Team in a FairPlay Tournament by Abdullah K, Palestine and Dalya Arussy, Israel

Author: Abdullah K, Palestine and Dalya Arussy, Israel
Published: August 26, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Culture and Heritage, Education, English, Friendship, Identity, Israel, Life Style, Palestine, Politics, Tolerance, Travel
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It’s 3 AM. We’re blinded by the fluorescent lights of Ben Gurion Airport’s Terminal 1. Our eyes want to close but we know we must keep them open to try and recognize the last participants to arrive before we can check-in. We met only once before, so that, combined with the early morning hours makes […]

Banned: The Price of Supporting Human Rights in Egypt by Shmuel Aiello, Israel

Author: Shmuel Aiello, Israel
Published: August 19, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Egypt, English, Human Rights, Israel, Politics, Religion, Travel, כללי
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Last week I helped oversee a wonderful 4 days conference for Jewish and Palestinian students. After the conference, I took an overnight bus to Eilat, on my way to Egypt. It was going to be my first visit to Egypt in 9 years. Instead, I was held by Egypt for 34 hours, refused a translator, […]

Photo Essay | World Humanitarian Day 2019 by Muhammad, Iraq

Author: Muhammad, Iraq
Published: August 18, 2019
Categories: in Civil Activism, Conflict & Peacebuilding, Current Events, English, Human Rights, Iraq, Photo Essays
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When ISIS came to Iraq a few years ago, families ran from the war zones. They lost their houses and everything they owned. Most of the refugees are from Mosul, Tikrit, Diyala and Ramadi. Most of them are Arabs and Turkmen. I personally helped the displaced families of Tal Afar and Mosul. We had a […]

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